Where does “ձիան” come from?

ձիան (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian ձի, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰéyos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰey- — winter.

ձիան (Old Armenian): horses

Definitions

  1. horses

Ancestry of “ձիան”, step by step

ձիան traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Armenian ձի

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianձիhorse
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰéyoshorse
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰey-winter

via Old Armenian ան

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianանnegative prefix; on, at
2Classical Armenianայն—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰéyos →Every word from Old Armenian ձի →